"Burning Man" is the annual weeklong,
hedonistic adventure in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
Tens of thousands of people travel there every year for what the
organization describes as an "experiment" dedicated to
"radical self-expression and radical self-reliance." It all
culminates in a tribute to its namesake — when a large effigy of
a man is burned on the event's final day.

It turns out Norquist has had a burning desire to attend
the event for quite some time. Norquist had always been intrigued
by Burning Man, but his interest piqued in 2012 when he met
co-founder Larry Harvey in Washington, D.C. He wanted to go that
year, but the timing conflicted with the 2012 Republican National
Convention in Tampa.

"I thought, who was the idiot who put the Republican
National Convention on top of Burning Man!?" Norquist said in an
interview with Business Insider.

After more scheduling hiccups last year, everything finally
lined up for this summer. Norquist said he's fascinated by the
concept of the weeklong festival, whichattracted about 60,000 people to the Black Rock
Desert last year. He said
it's "what freedom's all about," and he agreed with the
characterization that it's a "libertarian utopia."

"What they're doing is, people
come together, voluntarily, and create a city. They show up,
disappear. Nobody tells anybody else what to do. They don't have
a bunch of laws," Norquist said.

"It's wonderful. You read their
list of principles — it's all about people getting together
voluntarily and working together. It's what freedom's all
about!"

Norquist said he doesn't have
any specific itinerary yet, but the concept of liberty Burning
Man provides is exciting to him. He could decide to work all day
one day, or he could decide to "be artistic" and roam around. The
only item he's sure to be packing is a pair of goggles, because
it often gets windy and sandy at Black Rock Desert.